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BASIC INC. v. LEVINSON

No. 86-279.

485 U.S. 224 (1988)

108 S.Ct. 978

99 L.Ed.2d 194

BASIC INC. ET AL. v. LEVINSON ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel W. Sternman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were H. Stephen Madsen, Norman S. Jeavons, William W. Golub, Ambrose Doskow, Arnold I. Roth, and Katherine M. Blakeley.

Wayne A. Cross argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were David S. Elkind and Lee A. Pickard.*

Solicitor General Fried, Deputy Solicitor General Cohen, Jerrold J. Ganzfried, Daniel L. Goelzer, Paul Gonson, Jacob H. Stillman, Eric Summergrad, Katharine B. Gresham, and Max Berueffy filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to apply the materiality requirement of § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1934 Act), 48 Stat. 881, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 78a et seq., and the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 10b-5, 17 CFR § 240.10b-5 (1987), promulgated thereunder, in the context of preliminary corporate merger discussions. We must also determine whether a person who traded...

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